I don't know where the ducks go when they leave here, but they are officially on their way there.

About 600 ducks and probably 500 geese were missing this morning. The 400 hundred or so that flew over this morning found less open water than they were hoping, then turned south and headed for the horizon.

Aparently the season was over yesterday, wish someone had told me before I spent the morning breaking ice every 15 minutes. What was only 1/4 inch yesterday was 3-4 inches today so I only broke a small hole that the 12* air closed back up almost instantly.

Good luck down south.

There are only two types of people in the world, those who love duck hunting and those who never have duck hunted.

Breaking ice is not something we do. I'd rather land them on the ice than try to convince them that broken ice is natural. Looks like the highs this week are going to thaw us back out. Here's to hoping so.

ByersFarm wrote:Breaking ice is not something we do. I'd rather land them on the ice than try to convince them that broken ice is natural. Looks like the highs this week are going to thaw us back out. Here's to hoping so.

I hope it thaws for ya, I think we are locked up for good this time.

There are only two types of people in the world, those who love duck hunting and those who never have duck hunted.

ByersFarm wrote:Breaking ice is not something we do. I'd rather land them on the ice than try to convince them that broken ice is natural. Looks like the highs this week are going to thaw us back out. Here's to hoping so.

here, here!

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whistlin_wings wrote:Did you get his autograph?

I thought about getting him to sign my cleavage, but decided against it at the last moment.

jaysweet3 wrote:Byers, how many days a week do you guys hunt? If you have the hunters, will you guys have groups out for the whole 60 days?

We will not book that many groups. We try to rest our farm 3-4 days between hunts. Turning people away when you do have open dates seems odd, but our focus is quality not quantity. Controlling our hunting pressure is paramount to our success rate.

The 1000 or so birds I saw the other night were just passing through. Back to a couple hundred by the weekend. Killed 4 Gaddies this weekend. Unusual for me this late. Sounds like the birds will be disappointed when they get down there to find it as cold or colder than here. Probably keep going to Mehico.

Jarbo03 wrote:Those two are nothing but life support systems for vaginas

Papachessie wrote:The 1000 or so birds I saw the other night were just passing through. Back to a couple hundred by the weekend. Killed 4 Gaddies this weekend. Unusual for me this late. Sounds like the birds will be disappointed when they get down there to find it as cold or colder than here. Probably keep going to Mehico.

Luladucks1 wrote:Are you killing em still Byers or what's up over there? We had a great weekend over here! Started killing mallards Saturday mid morning.

We are locked up here. Luckily it appears like it will thaw before we have to get back out there.

Where do your birds go when you're all locked up?

They don't all leave. We still have birds keeping holes open. Wherever they go, they come back stupid. I don't put a lot of stock into needing cold weather to have ducks. I know that our numbers bounce back when it thaws and I assume everyone north experiences the same thing.

Luladucks1 wrote:Are you killing em still Byers or what's up over there? We had a great weekend over here! Started killing mallards Saturday mid morning.

We are locked up here. Luckily it appears like it will thaw before we have to get back out there.

Where do your birds go when you're all locked up?

They don't all leave. We still have birds keeping holes open. Wherever they go, they come back stupid. I don't put a lot of stock into needing cold weather to have ducks. I know that our numbers bounce back when it thaws and I assume everyone north experiences the same thing.

I'm not too far up the flyway relative to other members frequenting this thread, but this is the case for us in SEMO and Southern Illinois. A long freeze will push ducks away, but a thaw out always seems to bring ducks back in force.

Luladucks1 wrote:Are you killing em still Byers or what's up over there? We had a great weekend over here! Started killing mallards Saturday mid morning.

We are locked up here. Luckily it appears like it will thaw before we have to get back out there.

Where do your birds go when you're all locked up?

They don't all leave. We still have birds keeping holes open. Wherever they go, they come back stupid. I don't put a lot of stock into needing cold weather to have ducks. I know that our numbers bounce back when it thaws and I assume everyone north experiences the same thing.

I'm not too far up the flyway relative to other members frequenting this thread, but this is the case for us in SEMO and Southern Illinois. A long freeze will push ducks away, but a thaw out always seems to bring ducks back in force.

eh.. we get large concentrations during a freeze, and loose birds if a big rain comes with the thaw.. if the rivers don't get out, we stil see a drop in numbers, but with new birds coming in and old ones leaving.

WTN10 wrote:He was funny like a Pomeranian getting kicked over a fence.

pgquackstacker wrote:I actually started bringing a gun with me on dates, so I bring the girl's father out to my car and tell him if he tries to cock-block me I'll kill him.